MOVING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does moving mean? 

• MOVING (adjective)
  The adjective MOVING has 3 senses:

1. in motion

2. arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion

3. used of a series of photographs presented so as to create the illusion of motion

  Familiarity information: MOVING used as an adjective is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOVING (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In motion

Context example:

the moving parts of the machine

Similar:

oncoming (moving toward one)

vibratory (moving very rapidly to and fro or up and down)

wiggly; wriggling; wriggly; writhing (moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion)

restless (ceaselessly in motion)

mobile (having transportation available)

kinetic (characterized by motion)

aflare; flaring (streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air)

fast-flying; flying (moving swiftly)

blown (being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor)

awheel (traveling by wheeled vehicle such as bicycle or automobile e.g.)

automotive; self-propelled; self-propelling (containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement)

ahorse; ahorseback (traveling on horseback)

afoot (traveling by foot)

Also:

mobile (moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place))

Attribute:

motion (a state of change)

Antonym:

nonmoving (not in motion)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion

Context example:

she laid her case of destitution before him in a very moving letter

Similar:

affecting; poignant; touching (arousing affect)

haunting (having a deeply disquieting or disturbing effect)

heartwarming (causing gladness and pleasure)

soul-stirring; stirring (exciting strong but not unpleasant emotions)

Also:

impressive (making a strong or vivid impression)

stimulating (rousing or quickening activity or the senses)

emotional (of more than usual emotion)

Antonym:

unmoving (not arousing emotions)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Used of a series of photographs presented so as to create the illusion of motion

Context example:

Her ambition was to be in moving pictures or 'the movies'

Similar:

animated (made to appear to move as living creatures do)

Antonym:

still (used of pictures; of a single or static photograph not presented so as to create the illusion of motion; or representing objects not capable of motion)

 Context examples 

Then, without a word, he rose and moving over, sat down on the side of the bed.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

The radiation of energy as transverse waves produced by moving charges.

(Electromagnetic radiation, NCI Thesaurus)

A question about whether an individual has or had difficulty moving their neck or shoulders because of stiffness.

(Difficulty Moving Neck and Shoulders due to Stiffness, NCI Thesaurus)

We had been so long upon the moving, rocking sea that the stable land was a shock to us.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Testing the device to assess the volume of fluid moving per unit of time.

(Device Flow Testing Evaluation Method, Food and Drug Administration)

A pattern or manner of running, walking, or moving on foot.

(Gait, NCI Thesaurus)

Insulin controls the amount of sugar in the blood by moving it into the cells, where it can be used by the body for energy.

(Insulin, NCI Dictionary)

A question about whether an individual has or has been moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed.

(Moving or Speaking So Slowly that Other People Could Have Noticed, NCI Thesaurus)

For example, down below on a boat, your inner ear senses motion, but your eyes cannot tell you are moving.

(Motion Sickness, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

What does Doctor Watts say, he added, looking at me, and moving his head to the time of his quotation, Satan finds some mischief still, for idle hands to do.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)